tcthome Loc: NJ

I just personally feel the old DSLR technology a mirror flapping in its prism box

l not be going mirrorless anytime soon but, with that said , less chance of vibration & possibly less parts for the manufacture to deal with.

hj Loc: Florida

Mirrorless cameras .... just another ploy by the manufacturers to sell the newest and best since the photographic scene is already glutted with dependable DSLRs that may not die for many years. The manufacturers want to create a new sense of G.A.S. Other than professionals that depend on the latest and greatest, your average photographer cannot afford new camera bodies and all the lenses that would be required to replace their current inventory. I think DSLRs may die out along with their owners, but not a mass transition for those owners over to mirrorless.

delkeener Loc: SW Rhode Island, USA

I recall when all the Press came with their 4 x 5 Speed Graphics and huge silvery flash guns blazing away. Anyone recall Weegee (? sp)

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

Huawei makes a cell phone with 40 Mbs that shots in RAW, using Leica lenses. I will be buying this soon.

StevenG Loc: Long Island, NY

Absolutely! As you say, all major companies have developed or are developing mirrorless cameras. Once these have reached the standard each company desires, and once they have the number of available lenses where they want them, I believe they will begin to greatly reduce the number of dslrs they produce. Just my opinion. Who ever thought the cd and dvd would gradually disappear? What computer companies make cd/dvd slots? What happened to blockbuster after Netflix and other streaming services began to appear. I believe anyone who puts their head in the sand is just to invested in their dslr system. Again, just my opinion.
Steve

Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

Probably not although he mirrorless will continue making inroads.

As for me, I will probably go mirrorless sometime next year for use in situations where I need to be mobile. But for studio, landscapes, architecture, etc, i will stay with the DSLR because I do not see (yet) the quality in mirrorless that I can achieve with the bigger camera and heavier lenses.

Jim70 Loc: Delaware

Another "end of the world" thread. We can easily see the future by looking at the past. Photography ended painting on canvass, 35mm film ended large format photography, digital ended film photography, and, as Steve noted above, tablets ended PCs.

I can't wait to see the future thread asking if the new tech will replace mirrorless!

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

Huh? I’m still using SLR’s. 👍

balancr Loc: VA

The tablet was going to be the end of the PC, then smartphones took over!

tomcat

tomcat

DSLR sales are going down, but mirrorless is not going to rescue them. iPhones and camera phones have more to do with the drop than anything. I was at the Museum of Life Sciences a few months back and one of the staffers looked at my D750 and commented, "I haven't seen one of those in a long time". At our granddaughter's gymnastics competitions, moms with their cellphones are queen of the snaps. All of us shooters have probably noticed this conversion for the past few years, but it is now more prevalent than ever before.

markwilliam1

Thank You! By the responses to my thread about this topic, still seems to generate interest. I agree name calling is very childish!

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Another one here that cannot predict the future. I said near 4 years ago that in the future most probably all cameras would be mirrorless. I based my opinion on several facts and one of them was precisely the lack of mirror. Cameras without the mirror are smaller, lighter, much faster AF and full of technologies that I do not see present with dSLR cameras.
It seems to me that dSLR cameras will not disappear completely but understand that their production will be limited as the mirrorless sells better. Many professionals are adopting mirrorless bodies and they seem to be comfortable with them. I am not familiar with the AF of mirrorless cameras for action and wildlife photography but I know they keep on improving. I use Olympus bodies and I know the EM-1 Mk II is pretty good for action and wildlife. Olympus just announced a new sensor for 2019. I am guessing that the new sensor means more and better megapixels because if they change formats lots of their lenses will not fit the new mount. By the way, shooting present Olympus bodies at a ratio of 4:3 uses the FULL size of the sensor.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Not only mirrorless but also the digital magic performed in advanced cell phones.

kakima

For what it's worth, Nikon still makes a 35mm SLR. Will that die before or after DSLRs?